Hello all hope you are all well!! So, after a sabbatical month of not blogging, here we are with a new recipe for you all. Apparently Ovaltine cake is a wartime classic here in Britain and here is our take on this cake recipe. I reduced the amount of sugar and increased the amount of dried fruit. I also used rice milk instead of dairy milk and the cake turned out surprisingly light. You can, of course, use cow's milk. It turned out so good and because it is not overly sweet I cheekily spread some proper butter on a slice of this tasty cake whilst it was still warm. Heaven!! The ingredients down here are for a small cake so feel free to double the amounts for a larger cake. Give it a go...very easy to prepare. For a small cake you will need...
- 170g self-raising flour
- 40g caster sugar
- 70g chopped dried dates
- 3 tablespoons Ovaltine
- Pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 cup (240ml) rice milk (or cow's milk)
How to...
- Pre-heat oven to 180°C/350°F.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl sieve the flour, baking powder, bicarb, salt, Ovaltine and sugar. Mix them well with a wooden spoon.
- Add the chopped dates and rice milk and mix well until you get a runny batter.
- Pour into a silicon mould or a lightly greased small loaf tin.
- Bake into the preheated oven for 50 minutes.
- Serve warm with or without butter.
Enjoy!!
R&A
